Gold Guy

Grand Junction

Gold Guy

What Did They Leave You?

A few plain questions about a collection that was passed down, and a clear first step at the end.

Two minutes about a collection that was passed down: how it arrived, who is part of it and what you would like to happen. We never ask for a value.

The questions

  1. Has the collection come to you yet?
    • Yes, I have it now
    • Part of it, and more is coming
    • Not yet, but it will
    • I am sorting it out for someone else
  2. How is it stored?
    • In albums or folders
    • In tubes, rolls or bags
    • In sealed holders from a grading service
    • Loose, in boxes, jars or envelopes
    • A mix of these
    • I have not seen it yet
  3. What is in it, as far as you can tell?
    • United States coins
    • United States coins and paper money
    • A mix that includes foreign coins
    • A mix that includes jewelry or silverware
    • A bit of everything
    • Coins along with gold or silver bars or rounds
    • I am not sure yet
  4. Roughly how much is there?
    • A piece or two
    • A small collection, such as a box or an album or two
    • A larger collection, such as several boxes or albums
    • More than that, such as a safe or a room of it
    • I do not know yet
  5. Did any paperwork come with it?
    • A written list or inventory
    • Receipts, invoices or certificates
    • Both a list and receipts
    • Nothing that I have found
    • I have not looked yet
  6. Which of these is closest to your part in it?
    • It was left to me alone
    • It is shared between me and one other person
    • It is shared among three or more of us
    • I am the executor or personal representative, whoever it goes to
    • I am helping a family member with it
    • It has not been settled yet
    • I am not sure
    • I would rather not say
  7. Has anyone already gone through it and taken pieces out?
    • No, it is all still together
    • Yes, some pieces have been taken
    • It has already been divided
    • I am not sure
  8. Has it been sorted or looked over since it came to you?
    • Not at all
    • I have looked through it, but it is not sorted
    • It is sorted, and I have a rough list
    • Someone who knows coins has gone through it
  9. What would you like to happen with it?
    • Keep it
    • Sell it
    • Keep some and sell some
    • Share it out among the family
    • I have not decided
    • That is not mine to decide
  10. What is your biggest question about it right now?
    • What it actually is
    • What it is worth
    • How to divide it fairly
    • How to look after it
    • Who I can trust to look at it
    • Nothing in particular

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